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PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS. 



Its History, 

Its Famous Dead, and 

Its Quaint Epitaphs. 



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FRANK H. PERKINS. 



PUBLISHED BY 

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Copyright, 1896, by A. S. Burbank, Plymouth, Mass. 



Engravings by Folsom & Sunerg^en. 

Printed at the Smith & Porter Press, Boston. 




PRISCILLA. 



The Old Burying-Ground* 




' The Pilgrim Fathers are at rest : 

When Summer's throned on high, 
And the world's warm breast is in verdure dressed, 

Go, stand on the hill where they lie. 
The earliest ray of the golden day 

On that hallowed spot is cast. 
And the evening sun, as he leaves the world. 

Looks kindly on that spot last." 

— PlERI'ONT. 

O spot in Plymouth is so interesting to 
the antiquary as Burial Hill. Here are 
the sites of the Pilgrims' fort and watch- 
f^ tower. Here sleep the early settlers of 
the colony, the heroes of the Revolu- 
tion and of our later wars, and the men who went 
"down to the sea in ships" and perished there, 
in the days of Plymouth's maritime glory. Here 
are to be seen the rude symbols of the sculptor's art 
and the crude effusions of the elegiac poet. 

Burial Hill is 165 feet above the sea level, and 
rises abruptly just back of the town's busiest thor- 
oughfare. It is irregular in form and contains about 
eight acres. From this elevation the visitor has a 
splendid panorama of ocean and country. Nestling 
at his feet, between the hill and the sea, are the 
thickly clustering roofs of the old town. Turning 
his eyes northward, he sees in the far distance the 
villages of Kingston and Duxbury and the monument 
on Captain's Hill, erected in memory of Myles Stand- 



ish, the doughty Pilgrim commander. To the west 
stretches a rolling swell of hills, ending in an alm,ost 
unbroken forest, through whose shades Massasoit led 
his warriors to meet the Plymouth colonists. On 
the south, shrouded in purple mist, are the "Pine 
Hills " of Manomet. Looking eastward, across the 
bay he spies the green dot known as Clark's Island, 




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where the Pilgrims spent their first Sabbath ; and far 
beyond the shining strand of Plymouth Beach, if the 
day be clear and his vision keen, he can just discern 
Provincetown, at the point of Cape Cod,^ — the "tip 
end of Yankee-land." 

Visited as it is daily by tourists from all parts of 
the world, it is fitting that this consecrated ground 
should be well cared for and that its surroundings 
should be somewhat in keeping with its historic 
character. By the will of J. Henry Stickney of 
Baltimore, late vice-president of the Pilgrim Society, 
$10,000 is bequeathed for improvements on this 
ground. It has been suggested that the legacy be 

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used in removing some, at least, of the unsightly 
buildings which skirt the foot of the hill on the 
easterly side, and in the erection of an ornamental 
gateway at the Town Square entrance. 

There are several ways of approaching Burial Hill, 
but the main entrance is at Town Square. As we 
pass through the gateway the new First Church, now 
in process of building (1896), looms up on our left. 



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CHURCH OF THE FIRST PARISH. 



It is of gray stone, in the Norman type of architecture, 
and its severity of style is suggestive of the rugged 
lives of the Fathers. In the vestibule of the square 
central tower will be placed tablets of a historical 
character. This church is the oldest religious organ- 
ization in the country. In an unbroken succession 
the ministry of this church has continued from the 
days of Robinson and Brewster to the present. Its 
records are piously preserved. 

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Aside from its interest to those who find pleasure 
in meditation among the tombs of past generations, 
Burial Hill has a history which forms a part of the 
early history of the town. Long before the spot was 
used for burial purposes, it served as a ground for 
possible defence against the savage foe, and here the 
first church of the colony was established. Shortly 
after the landing of the Pilgrims, on Dec. 21, 1620, 
they set about to provide against attack from the 
redskins, and we learn from their records that " in 
one field is a great hill, on which we poynt to make 
a platform and plant our ordnance, which will com- 
mand all round about." 

In 1622 a larger fort was erected, and in 1627 
De Raisieres describes it as a large square house, 
with flat roof made of thick sawn planks, stayed with 
oak beams, upon the top of which six cannon were 
mounted. The lower part was used for a church. 
The Pilgrims assembled at beat of drum, each with 
his musket or firelock, and marched to the place of 
worship. 

The exact situation of this fort is unknown. No 
traces of it remain. It is reasonable to suppose, 
however, that it stood well toward the top of the 
hill on the southeasterly side, on a spot which would 
command the approach from Leyden Street (the first 
thoroughfare) on the east and the approach from the 
path leading to the fording-place on the south. This 
path, now Spring Street, leads directly from the hill 
to Town Brook. 

On Sept. 23, 1643, it was agreed that a watch- 
house " shall be forthwith built of brick." This 



structure stood at the top of the hill, on the south- 
easterly side, and commanded a wide view of all 
the country about. Its bounds are marked by four 
square granite blocks, and a small oval stone on a 
standard, suitably inscribed, more definitely desig- 
nates the location. Within recent years pieces of 
the brick of which this watchhouse, or watch-tower, 
as it is more commonly called, have been unearthed. 

Strolling down the southeasterly slope, the visitor 
comes to another similar oval stone, which tells us 
that here stood the old fort, erected in 1621. This 
may be the site of the first fortification, but history 
makes no record of it. We have evidence, however, 
that in 1676, when invasion from King Philip, the 
Indian chieftain, was feared, a fort was built on this 
spot, and the conformation of the ground indicates 
the existence at some time of such a work. On 
Feb. 19, 1676, the colonists decided to erect a forti- 
fication, " to be a hundred foot square, the pallasadoes 
to be ten foot and a halfe longe ; to be sett two foot 
and a halfe in the Ground ; and to be sett against a 
post and a Rail .... and that there shal be a watch 
house erected within the said ffence or fortification, 
and that the three peece of ordnance shal be planted 
within the said ffence or fortification .... said 
watch house which is to be sixteen foot in length 
and twelve foot in breadth and eight foot stud, to 
be walled with board." 

This construction is significant of the peril of the 
times and of the stern and unbending determination 
of the Forefathers. With the close of King Philip's 
War the fort was abandoned, and in 1677 the material 

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of which it was built was granted to one William 
Harlow. Some of the massive timbers were used in 
the construction of the old Harlow house on Sand- 
wich Street, and are still to be seen. 

The hill was not used as a place of burial until 
after it was abandoned for defensive purposes. Those 




WILLIAM HARLOW HOUSE, 1677. 
Built of timber from old Burial Hill Fort. 

of the "Mayflower" company who died the first winter 
were buried on Cole's Hill, and, while no traces of 
their graves remain, a tablet appropriately inscribed 
marks their resting-place. Others of the Pilgrim 
band found burial on their own estates, and no man 
knoweth their sepulchre. The first mention of Burial 
Hill as a cemetery was in 1698, when Chief Justice 
Sewall recorded the following in his diary : " I walk 
out in the morn to see the mill, then turn up to the 
graves, come down to the meeting-house, and seeing 

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the door partly open went in and found a very con- 
venient place to pray." 

The oldest stone in this ground is that of Edward 
Gray, and bears the date of 1681. It is proba- 
ble, however, that earlier burials took place here. 
Tradition says that the oldest grave is that of John 
Rowland, who died in 1672, although the stone 
which marks it was erected within comparatively 
recent years. Tradition also places here the earthly 
remains of Gov. William Bradford, and a monu- 
ment bearing his name rises among the graves of 
the Bradford family, the exact place of the Governor's 
interment, however, not being designated. 

There are six ancient gravestones bearing date 
before 1700, as follows: — 

Edward Gray, 1681. 

William Crowe, 1683-84. 

Hannah Clark, 1687. 

Thomas Cushman, 1691. 

Thomas Clark, 1697. 

Ten children of John and Josiah Cotton, 1699. 

Possibly there is a seventh, — the defaced tomb- 
stone of Nathaniel Thomas, who is said to have 
died in 1697. The figures on the stone are illegible. 

All these stones are on the summit of the hill, 
within a narrow radius, and near the intersection of 
the two main paths. With the exception of Gray's, 
all are of English make, and in fact most of those 
bearing dates to 1745 were brought from across the 
water. 

The Gray stone, the oldest on the hill, as has been 
said, is of dark, compact slate. It probably has the 

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usual "cherub," or symbol; if so, it is concealed by 
the iron hood which protects the edges from water 
and frost. By its side is a wooden slab bearing the 
legend, "The Grave of Edward Gray, June, 1681." 
The inscription on the stone is as follows : — 

Here Lyeth ye Body 

of EDWARD GRAY 

Gent Aged About 

52 years & Departd 

this life ye Last of 

June 1 68 1 

Edv/ard Gray appeared in Plymouth about the year 
1643. Tradition has it that he and his brother were 
sent from England in order that scheming relations 
might obtain possession of their property. He be- 
came a merchant, and the wealthiest man in the 
colony. 

The stone of William Crowe, the next in order of 

date, is of purple slate and is thus inscribed : — • 

Here lies buried 

ye body of Mr 

WILLIAM CROWE 

Aged About 55 years 

who deed January 

1683-4 

/ The Bradford obelisk is one of the first objects to 
claim the visitor's attention. It is of white marble 
on a granite base, and rises to a height of eight feet 
or more. On the south side are these words : — 

H I William Bradford of Austerfield Yorkshire England. 
Was the son of William and Alice Bradford He was Gov- 
ernor of Plymouth Colony from 1621 to 1633 1635 1637 1639 
to 1643 ^645 to 1657 

On the north side is a Hebrew sentence, said to 
signify "Jehovah is our help," but by other Hebrew 

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follows : — 

Under this stone rest the ashes of William Bradford a 
zealous Puritan & sincere Christian Gov. of Ply. Col. from 
1 62 1 to 1657, (the year he died) aged 69, except 5 yrs. which 
he declined. 



The grave of that sturdy old Pilgrim, John How- 
land, has a great attraction for thousands who tread 
this sacred soil, many of whom come from the good 
old Pilgrim stock. The stone is of blue slate, tall 
and wide, and bears the following beautiful inscrip- 
tion : — 

Here ended the Pilgrimage of John Rowland and Elizabeth 
his wife. She was the dau'tr of Gov. Carver. They arrived 
in the Mayflower, Dec. 1620. They had 4 Sons & 6 Dau'trs 
from whom are descended a numerous posterity. "1672 Feb'y 
23. John Rowland of Plymouth deceased he lived to the age 
of 80 yr's. Re was the last man that was left of those that 
came over in the ship called the Mayflower that lived in Plym- 
outh." — Plymouth Records. 

On the discovery in England in 1855 of Bradford's 
manuscript history of Plymouth Plantation, the state- 
ment on this stone, that Elizabeth Rowland was the 
daughter of Gov. Carver, was shown to be erro- 
neous. She was the daughter of John Tilley, one of 
the " Mayflower " company. Gov. Carver was never 
married. 

One of the six stones bearing date in the seven- 
teenth century marks the grave of Thomas Clark, or 
Clarke, who is often spoken of as the " mate of the 
* Mayflower.' " History, however, tells a different 
story, and it is known that the name of the first 
ofiicer of the ship was John Clark. The stone is of 
purple Welsh slate, and is thus lettered ; — 

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Here lyes ye body of Mr. Thomas Clark aged 98 years 
departed this life March ye 24th 1697. 

A huge boulder has been recently placed on this 
grave, and a metallic plate secured to it reads: — 

Here lies buried ye body of Mr. Thomas Clarke, aged 98. 
Departed this life March 24, 1697. Thomas Clarke came to 
Plymouth from England in the ship Anne 1623. He married 
Susan Ring of Plymouth, 1634. Their children were Andrew, 
James, William, Susanna, Nathaniel, and John. From whom 
descended a numerous posterity. He married his second wife. 




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Mrs. Alice Hallett Nichols of Boston, in 1664. He lived for 
some years in Boston, and also in Harwich, of which town he was 
one of the original proprietors. He died in Plymouth, having 
lived in the reigns of six British sovereigns and the Com'th. 
This stone is erected to his memory by his descendants A.D. 1S91. 

It is with reverent step that the latter-day Pilgrim 
approaches the Cushman monument, an enduring 
memorial to a "precious servant of God." This is 

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a granite column, twenty-five feet high, and it is by 
far the most conspicuous monument on the hill. 
There is a bronze tablet on each of its four sides, 
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ROBERT CUSHMAN, 

Fellow-exile with the Pilgrims in Holland, 

Afterwards their chief agent in England, 

Arrived here -IX- November, -MDCXXI, 

With Thomas Cushman his son : 

Preached -IX- December, 

His memorable sermon on " The Danger of self-love 

And the sweetness of true friendship : " 

Returned to England -XIII- December, 

To vindicate the enterprise of Christian emigration; 

And there remained in the service of the Colony Till -MDCXXV, 

When, having prepared to make Plymouth His permanent home. 

West side : — 

He died, lamented by the forefathers 
as " their ancient friend, — who was 
as their right hand with their friends 
the adventurers, and for divers years 
had done and agitated all their business 
with them to their great advantage." 

"And you, my loving friends, the adventurers 

to this plantation, as your care has been first 

to settle religion here before either profit 

or popularity, so, I pray you, go on. 

I rejoice that you thus honor God 

with your riches, and I trust you shall be repaid 

again double and treble in this world, yea, 
and the memory of this action shall never die." 

Dedication of the Sermon. 



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THOMAS CUSHMAN. 



Son of Robert, died -X- December, MDCXCI, 

Aged nearly -LXXXIV- years. 

For more than -XLII- years he was 

Ruling Elder of the First Church in Plymouth, 

By whom a tablet was placed to mark his grave on this spot, 

Now consecrated anew by a more enduring memorial. 

MARY, 

widow of Elder Cushman, and daughter of Isaac Allerton, 

Hied -XXVIII- November, MDCXCIX, aged about -XC- years. 

The last survivor of the first comers in the Mayflower. 



East side : — 

Erected by 

The descendants of 

Robert Cushman 

In memory of their Pilgrim Ancestors, 

XVI- September, MDCCCLVIII. 

The Stone originally erected over the grave of 
Elder Thomas Cushman was removed in 1858 to 
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distance from its first position. It is of purple Welsh 
slate, and is in a remarkable state of preservation. 
The inscription is as follows : — 

Here lyeth buried ye body of that precious servant of God, 
Mr. THOMAS CUSHMAN, who after he had served his gen- 
eration according to the will of God, and particularly the church 



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of Plymouth for many years in the office of a rulemg elder fell 
asleep in Jesus Decmr. ye lo, 1691 & in ye 84. year of his age. 

There is always eager inquiry from the visitors to 
Burial Hill for the grave of the " Nameless Noble- 
man," the hero of Mrs. Jane G. Austin's famous his- 
torical novel of that title. We find it near the Cush- 
man monument. The stone has the small figure of 
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winged cherub, the sculpture being better defined than 
is usual in such old work. The inscription reads : — 

Here lyes ye body 

of Mr. FRANCIS LE BARRAN 

phytician who 

departed this life 

Augst ye iSth 1704, 

in ye 36 year 

of his age. 

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Dr. Le B.iron was the surgeon of a French ship 
which was wrecked in Buzzard's Bay in 1694. With 
the officers and crew he was taken prisoner and sent 
to Boston. On their way a stop was made at Plym- 
outh, where the doctor had occasion to perform a 
surgical operation. This led to a request, made by 
the citizens to the lieutenant-governor, and granted, 
that he be allowed to remain in the town. From him 
the numerous Le Barons in America are descended. 

By the side of Dr. Le Baron is buried his wife 
Mary, who after his death married a Wait. Near by 
is the grave of their son. Dr. Lazarus Le Baron, who 










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also figures in Mrs. Austin's writings ; and in the 
rear of these graves is seen the tombstone of Nathan- 
iel Goodwin, the great-grandfather of Mrs. Jane 
(Goodwin) Austin, who married Lydia, daughter of 
Lazarus Le Baron. 

Various other people mentioned in Mrs. Austin's 
novels are buried in this ground. Among them is 
Ansel Ring, who, as we are told in " Dr. Le Baron 
and His Daughters," was cursed by the old witch, 
Mother Crewe. He lies with the sixty seamen who 
perished on board the " General Arnold." A marble 
shaft on the extreme southwesterly edge of the hill 
marks the place of their interment. The inscription 
on the northeasterly side is : — 

In memory of Seventy two Seamen who perished in Plym- 
outh harbour on the 26, and 27, days of December 1778, on 
l)oard the private armed Brig, Gen. Arnold, of twenty guns, 
James Magee of Boston, Commander, sixty of whom were 
buried on this spot. 

On the northwesterly side : — 

Capt. James Magee died in Roxbury, February 4, 1801 ; 
aged 51 years. 

On the southwesterly side : — 

Oh ! falsely flattering were yon billows smooth 
When forth, elated, sailed in evil hour, 
That vessel whose disastrous fate, when told, 
Fill'd every breast with sorrow and each eye 
With piteous tears. 

On the southeasterly side : — 

This monument marks the resting place of sixty of the 
seventy two mariners, " who perished in their strife with the 
storm," and is erected by Stephen Gale of Portland, Maine, a 
stranger to them, as a just memorial of their sufferings and 
death. 

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Rowland, who is said to have died of a broken heart 
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found on the crown of the hill, not far from the Le 
Baron graves. Its inscription reads : — 

Sic Transit Gloria Mundi 
To the memory of Miss Hannah Howland, who died of a 
Languishment, January ye 25th 1780 yEtatis 26. 
For us they languish, & for us they die 
And shall they languish shall they die in vain. 

Readers of " Dr. Le Baron and His Daughters " 
will recall the following reference to the graves of the 
Howland family : — 

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Consider Howland slept with his fathers on Burying Hill, and 
Ruth Bryant, his loving wife, had meekly followed him thither. 
You may see their stones today, in the shadow of that majestic 
though mistaken monument to the memory of John Howland, 
the Pilgrim, who married Elizabeth Tilley, and not Elizabeth, 
daughter of childless Governor Carver. There too may you see 
a plaintive little stone to the memory of 

Consider son to Mr Consider 
and Mrs. Ruth Howland, 

Aged 7 years. 

The graves of Capt. Abraham Hammatt and Capt. 
Simeon Sampson, both mentioned in " Dr. Le Baron 
and His Daughters," are to be seen here. 

Capt. Sampson's tombstone is referred to among 
those of the Revolutionary patriots. That of Capt. 
Hammatt is near the group of Howland graves, and 
is thus inscribed : — 

In This sacred spot Are deposited the remains of Capt 
Abraham Hammatt who died of a malignant Fever October 12th 
1797 ^'Etatis 47 And of his daughter Sophia who On the fst De- 
cember following Fell a victim to the same Disease j^tatis 13. 

Hers was the mildness of the rising Morn 
And his the radiance of the risen day. 

The stone of Elder Faunce occupies a prominent 
position on the hilltop. It bears the figure of a 
skeleton, seated on an hourglass. The left hand 
of the skeleton holds a scythe, and wings are attached 
to the hourglass. Above the figure is the drawing 
of a scallop shell. The inscription is : — 

Here lyes buried the Body of Mr. Thomas Faunce ruling 
Elder of the first Church of Christ in Plymouth deceased 
Febry 27th An: Dom. 1745-6 in the 99th year of his Age. 

The Fathers, where are they .-^ 
Blessed are the dead who 
Die in the Lord. 

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Near by are entombed the remains of Dr. Chandler 
Robbins, and on the stone we read : — 

This Stone Consecrated to the memory Of the Revd Chand- 
ler Robbins D D was erected By the inhabitants of the first 
Religious Society in Plymouth As their last grateful tribute of 
respect For his eminent labors In the ministry of JESUS 
CHRIST Which commenced January 30th 1760 And continued 
till his death June 30th 1799 /Etatis 61 When he entered into 
the everlasting rest Prepared for the faithful ambassadors Of the 
most high God. 

Ah come heaven's radiant Offspring hither throng 
Behold your prophet your Elijah fled 
Let sacred symphony attune each tongue 
To chant hosannahs with the virtuous dead. 

A few feet away is the white marble slab erected 
to the memory of another noted divine, Dr. James 









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Kendall, of blessed memory, who for more than half 
a century served the First Church as its pastor. It 
is thus inscribed : — 

Rev. James Kendall, D.D. Ordained i Jan. 1800. Died 
17 March 1859. Aged 89 years. For sixty years Minister of 
the First Parish in this town. 

Plymouth played her part in the Revolution, and 
of her soldiers and sailors who fought in that mem- 
orable struggle a number are buried in this historic 
ground. 

Near the site of the old fort an iron fence encloses 
the Warren lot. Within it stands the monument of 
Gen. James Warren, president of the Provincial Con- 
gress and major-general of the militia. He died in 
1808. His wife, Mercy Warren, sister of James Otis, 
the patriot, lies in the same enclosure. She was a 
woman of marked literary ability, and the author of 
several works. Their son James, who served with 
Paul Jones on the "Bon Homme Richard," and who 
lost a limb in one of the naval engagements, is said 
to have been buried in this lot, but there is no stone 
to indicate the grave. It is quite probable that the 
body was laid away in the Warren tomb, at the foot 
of the hill. 

Capt. Simeon Sampson was another Revolutionary 
hero of renown. His stone is to be seen on the 
northerly side of the hill, near the path leading from 
School to Russell Streets. In 1762 he was taken 
prisoner by the French and held for ransom, but 
escaped from his captors by assuming female attjre. 
At the outbreak of the Revolution, when a marine 
force was deemed necessary to protect our commerce 

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from depredation by British cruisers, he was the first 
naval captain in the Continental service to be ap- 
pointed by the Provincial Congress of Massachusetts. 
He died in 1789 at the age of fifty-three, and his 
epitaph tells us : — 



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Draw near with pious reverence and attend 
Here lie the loving Husbands dear remains 

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The tender Father and the courteous Friend 
The dauntless heart yet touched by human woe 
A Friend to man to vice alone a Foe. 

Not far away is the stone of Gen. Nathaniel Good- 
win, a well-known military character of the last cen- 
tury. His house was where the Baptist church now 
stands. He had charge of the enlistments for the 
Revolutionary army in this quarter of the State. On 
the surrender of Burgoyne and his men. Gen. Good- 
win was placed in command of the guard over them 
at Somerville. Burgoyne's sword fell into his posses- 
sion. He died in 1819. 

Just across the path from the grave of \A'illiam 
Crowe is the tombstone of Capt. Jacob Taylor, an- 
other of Plymouth's Revolutionary patriots, who died 
in 1788. Beneath the name and date we read these 
quaintly worded lines : — 

Through life he brav'd her foe if great or small 
And march'd out foremz/st at his country's call. 

On the southeasterly hillside we catch sight of the 
name of Capt. Nathaniel Carver, beneath the weep- 
ing-willow and urn, the common mortuary emblems 
of those days. Capt. Carver commanded a vessel 
which was captured by the famous Admiral Nelson. 
The Yankee captain was enabled, however, to do the 
great naval officer a good turn by piloting him out 
of a place of danger ; and the following document, 
in possession of Hon. William T. Davis, the historian 
of Plymouth, explains itself : — 

These are to certify that I took the schooner Harmony, 
Nathaniel Carver, master, belonging to Plymouth, but on acc't 
of his good services have given him up his vessel again. Dated 
on b'd His Majesty's ship Albemarle, 7 Aug., 1782, in Boston 
Bay. Horatio Nelson. 



On the west side of the hill are the graves of Dr. 
^\'illiam Thomas, a surgeon in the expedition against 
Louisburg in 1745 ; and his sons Joshua, who was on 
the staff of the Revolutionary Gen. Thomas ; Joseph, 
a captain of artillery in the Revolution ; John, a sur- 
geon's mate under his father ; and Nathaniel, who was 
also engaged in the struggle for independence. 

Other soldiers of our first war who are buried here 
are Dr. James Thatcher, a surgeon in the American 
army, and an early historian of Plymouth ; Col. Ben 
Warren, a brave officer, whose grave is unmarked ; 
and Capt. William Pearson, who, as his epitaph in- 
forms us, was " a true patriot and a hero of the Rev- 
olution." Col. Warren, by the way, has some claim 
to distinction from having married four wives, the 
last marriage taking place fifty-eight years after the 
first — a circumstance which for a time puzzled the 
searchers of genealogical records. Speaking of "men 
of war," mention should be made of Caleb Cook, 
whose place of interment is near the Le Baron graves. 
He was with Capt. Church at the battle in which 
King Philip was killed. There are known to be graves 
of at least twenty-two Revolutionary patriots on the 
hill, and 193 who served in the late Rebellion are 
buried here. 

Many visitors to Burial Hill, particularly those 
of the Baptist faith who hold in reverence the name 
of its great missionary, find more than a passing 
interest in the white marble slab which stands as a 
memorial to the Judson family. It is near the site 
of the watch-tower, and is enclosed by white wooden 
palings. It bears the following inscription : — 

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Sacred to the memory of Rev. ADONIRAM JUDSON, who 
died Nov. 28, 1826, JE. 75. A faithful and devoted Minister of 
Christ. ELNATHAN JUDSON, M. D. who died at Washing- 
ton City May 8, 1829, yE. 34 years. ANN H. JUDSON, his 
dau. died May 30, 1832, ^E. 7 years. ELLEN YOUNG, his 
wife, died Nov. 25, 1832, .E. 30 y'rs. ANN H. JUDSON, 
Missionary to Burmah, who died at Amherst, B. E. Oct. 24, 
1826, .E. 37 y'rs. ROGER W. JUDSON, died May 4, 1816, 
JE. 8 mo. MARL\ E. B. JUDSON, died April 24, 1827, JE. 
2 yrs. 3 mo. SARAH B. JUDSON, Missionary to Burmah, 
who died in the port of St. Helena, Sept. i, 1841;, /E. 42 y'rs. 
ADONIRAM JUDSON, D. D. Missionary of "the American 
Baptist Missionary Union to the Burman Empire, who died at 
Sea, April 12, 1850, JE. 62 years. EMILY C. widow of Ado- 
niram Tudson, D. D. & Missionary to Burmah, died June i, 
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In the same enclosure is a stone inscribed as 
follows : — 

Sacred to the memory of MRS. ABIGAIL widow of the 
late Rev. Adoniram Judson who died Jan. 31, 1842, aged 82 
years. 

Her hope was in the Gospel of our Lord and Saviour 
Jesus Christ. She felt the balm and efficacy of those leaves 
which are for the healing of the nations. 

A guilty weak and helpless worm, 

On thy kind arms I fall 
Be thou my guide and righteousness 

My Jesus and my all. 

A few steps along the path northward from the 
Judson lot, and we come to a rough boulder on which 
is carved the name of Thomas Russell, and the dates 
Sept. 26, 1825, and Feb. 9, 18S7. Judge Russell was 
for many years president of the Pilgrim Society and 
took an active interest in the history of the old town. 
It is fitting that his earthly remains should find a 
resting-place in this ground. 

Under the shadow of the Bradford monument, not 
many feet away, is a blue slate stone with this inscrip- 
tion : — 

Here lies the body of ye honorable Major William Brad- 
ford, who expired Feb. ye 20th 1703-4, aged 79 y'rs. 

He lived long but still was doing good 
& in his country's service lost much blood ; 
After a life well spent he's now at rest, 
His very name and memory is blest. 

The stone of Nathaniel Morton, which we see a 
little way beyond, is chiefly interesting from its figure 
of a man rising from the tomb, emblematic of the 
resurrection. 

Let us take a turn on this part of the hill where 
^^'e are now standing, and note some of the quaint 

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epitaphs. Beginning with a low, moss-covered stone 
just across the path from the Russell boulder, we find 
the following worthy our attention : — 

To the memory of 

Mr John Rider who 

Dec March the 1 1 

1756 aged 47 

years Wanting 

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In memory of William Drew Tufts Son of Jona & Priscilla 
Tufts, Born Nov. 9 1791 Died at the Island of Cuba March 
29 181 1 aged Nineteen years. 

Green as the bay tree, ever green, 

With its new foliage on, 
The young, the healthful have I seen, 

I pass'd, and they were gone. 



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Sacred to the memory of Miss Sally C. Robbins dau'r 
of Capt. Samuel & Mrs. Sarah Robbins. She deceased by a 
fall from a chaise, Aug. 14, 1S2S, aged 25 years, 5 mo's and 10 
days. 

Our home is in the grave ; 

Here dwells the multitude ; we gaze around, 

We read their monuments, we sigh and 

while we sigh, we sink. 

Here lyes ye body of William Ring who deed sum time in 
April 1729 in ye 77 th year of his age. 

Samuel H Josiah ye n John Cotton Josiah Anony- 
mus Edward Josiah Edward Ricliard Roland 7 sons of Josiah 
Cotton who died between ye year 1712 & 1734 

To the memory of the amiable Mrs. Jane Dogget Consort 
of Mr. Seth Dogget who died May 31 1794 in the 26th year 
of her age also an infant Daughter by her side 

Come view the seen twill fill you with surprise 
Behold the loveliest form in nature dies 
At noon she flourish'd blooming fair and gay 
At evening an extended corpse she lay. 

Here lyeth buried ye body of Joseph Bartlett who departed 
this life April ye 9th 1703 in ye 3Sth year of his age 

J. B. 

Thousands of years after blest Abell's fall 
Twas said of him being dead he speakth yet 
From silent grave methinks I hear a call 
Pray fellow-mortall, don't your death forget 

You that your eyes cast on this grave 
Know you a dying time must have. 

On the easterly slope the following greet the eye : — 

This Stone is erected to the memory of twin children of 
Ephraim Finney and Phebe his wife who were born Octr 27, 
1S22, Elizabeth died March 10, 1S23, Ezra died September 14, 
1823. 

My friends behold what death has done 

Taken these babes when they were young 

Prepare to live prepare to die 

Prepare for long Eternity. 

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James Jordan. Drowned in Smelt Pond, June 25, 1837, aged 
27 y'rs. 

Buried on the day he was to have been married. 

Near this is a stone which is sometimes called the 
" Masonic stone." It bears the name of Nathaniel 
Jackson, and the date 1743. Above the lettering 
the sculptor has engraved a death's-head, a tomb, 
an hourglass, cross-bones, an urn, a rose-tree, and 
the figure of a skeleton seated on a globe. 

Departed this Life 

June 23, 1796, 

In the 90th year of her Age 

Madam Priscilla Hobart 

Relict 

of the Revd Noah Hobart 

late of Fairfield in Connecticut 

her third husband 

her first and Second 

were 

John Watson Esq 

and 

Honble Isaac Lothrop. 

This Stone is 

erected to the memory of 

that unbiased Judge 

Faithful Officer, sincere Friend 

and honest Man 

Coll Isaac Lothrop 

who resigned this Life 

on the 26th day of April 1750 

in the 43 year of his age. 

Had Virtues Charms the power to save 
Its faithful Votaries from the grave 
This stone would neer possess the fame 
Of being marked by Lothrop's name. 

Continuing our search along the southeasterly- 
slope we find these three. The first two quoted are 
near the tombs at the foot of the hill : — 

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In memory of John W. Howard Son of Capt. James Howard 
& Mrs. Hannah his wife born March 20, 1S15 died April 2, 181 5 

He glanc'd into the world to see 
A sample of our misery. 






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In memory of Four Children of Mr Zacheus Kempton & 
Sarah his wife viz Sally aged 36 years Charles aged 21 years 
Woodard aged 17 years Robinson aged 2 years They died 
between 1S02 & 1S20. 

Stop traveller and shed a tear 
Uppon the sod of children dear. 



In memory of Thomas Paty son of Mr Thomas Paty and 
Mrs Jorusha his wife who departed this life Oct 7 th 1802 aged 
2 years 10 months and 20 days. 

And must thy childrin Dye so soon. 
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Passing around the southerly edge of the hill, we 
pause a moment to read these words : — 

To the memory of Isaac Eames Cobb who was born J any 19, 
17S9, and died Jany 14, 1S21. 

Possess'd he talents ten, or five or one 
The work he had to do that work was done 
Improv'd his mind, in wisdom's ways he trod 
Reluctant died, but died resigned to GOD. 

For quaintness of diction this is well matched by 
the two following headstones, which are close at 
hand : — 

To the memory of Thomas Bartlett son of ]\Ir. Thomas & 
Mrs. Ruth Bartlett who died Septr 9th 1802 aged i year 2 
months 11 days. 

That once loved form now cold & dead, 
Each mournfull thought imploys 
And nature weeps his comforts fled 
And withered all his joys. 

But ceas fond nature dry thy tears 
Religion pints on high 
And ever lasting spring appears 
And joys that never die. 

Here lyes buried ye body of Mr. Thomas Little Practitioner 
in Physick & Chyrurgery Aged 58 years Deed Decemr ye 22 
1712 

As we turn thence westerly we pass these in- 
scriptions : — 

Erected to the memory of Mrs. MEHITABEL, wife of Capt. 
Thos. At wood, who died Jan. 11, 1809, In the 58 year of her 
age. In early life her feeble constitution gave painful premoni- 
tion of her early exit. She however unexpectedly passed the 
meridian of life, discharging in a very laudable manner, filial 
parental & conjugal duties. At length the seeds of death 
were planted in her vitals — she sickened, languished & expired 
in hopes of a blessed immortality. 

Short is our longest day of life, 
And soon its prospect ends 
Yet on that day's uncertain date 
Eternity depends. 

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ANDREW FARRELL, of respectable connexions In IRE- 
LAND Aged 2'^ years, Owner & Commander of the Ship 
Hibernia, Sailed from Boston Jany 26, And was wrecked on 
Plymouth Beach Jany 2S 1S05. ^is remains With five of seven 
seaman Who perished with him are here interred. 

O piteous lot of man's uncertain state ! 

What woes on life's eventful journey wait — 

Ijy sea what treacherous calms; what sudden storms ; 

And death attendant in a thousand forms. 



In memory of Mr Benjamin Harlow who died November 
iSth 1S16 aged 34 years. 

Friends and physicians could not save 
My mortal Body from the Grave 
Nor can the Grave confine me here 
When Christ the son of God appears 

The westerly side of the hill abounds in curious 
inscriptions, and among them we note the following : — 

Here lies Interrd 
The Bodv of Ms 
SARAH SPOON- 
ER who dece- 
ased January 
Ye 25th AD 1767 
In ye 7 2d year of 
her age. She was 
widow to 2^^^ 

(The hand points to the next stone, which marks the grave 
of her husband.) 



Sacred to the memory of Phebe J. Bramhall, A native of 
Virginia & wife of Benjn Bramhall Jun who died August 27, 
1S17, aged 21 years. 

Possess'd of an amial^le disposition, She endeared herself to 

all around her 

" but " 

Weep not for her in her Spring time she flew 

To that land, where the wings of the soul are unfurl'd 

And now, like a star beyond evening's cold dew 

Looks radiantly down on the tears of this world. 

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Consecrated to the Memory of Mrs Mary Dyer who died 
April 17th 1805 aged 47 years 

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Naomi his wife Departed this life June 25th 1S04 in the 8th year 
of her age. 

As young as beautiful ! and soft as young ! 

And gay as soft ! and innocent as gay ! 

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Erected in memory of Mr. William Keen, who died Febru- 
ary iS, 1825, aged 69. 

This modest stone, what few vain marbles can, 
May truly say, Here lies an honest man. 
Calmly he looked on either life, and here 
Saw nothing to regret, or there to fear. 
From Nature's temperate feast rose satisfied, 
Thank'd Heav'n that he had lived and that he died. 



Here lies inter'd the body of Miss Hannah Synitncs eldest 
Daughter of Mr Isaac clnd Mrs Hannah Symmcs who at the 
early period of 28 years after being long exercis'd with bodily 
pain with christian fortitude yielded her spirit to its benevolent 
Author. Born Jany 30, 1766, Died March 27, 1794. 



To the memory of Thomas Jackson Esgr This Monument 
is erected Obiit September 19, 1794, Aged ()"] years 



The spider's most attenuated thread 
Is cord, is cable, to man's slender tie. 



Consecrated to the memory of Mrs PEGGY HOLBROOK 
wife of Mr Jeremiah Holbrook who departed this life August 
2Sth 181 1 aged 26 years 

Her amiable Disposition endeared her to her friends and 
died lamented by all who knew her 

Though harsh the strike and most severe the rod 
Cease mourner cease it was a strike from God 



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by 

Jostah Cotton Esqr 

in remembrance of Rachel his pious and Virtuous Wife, who 

died Janury 17 th 1808 aged 50 years. 

In belief of Christianity I lived, 

In hope of a glorious Resurrection I died. 



W. Jackson Obiit March 23, 1799 Aged One year 7 days. 

Heav'n knows What man 
He might have made, But we 
He died a most rare boy. 



The three latter are on the extreme westerly edge 
of the ground, not far from the corner where the 
powder house was built in 1770. No trace of this 
structure remains. 

Turning our steps toward the northerly side, the 
following epitaphs invite our attention : — 

To the Memory Of Mrs. Anna Jackson Obiit July 20, 1794 
Aged 2S years. 

Death is the privilege of human nature, 
And life without it were not worth our taking 
Thither the poor, the unfortunate, and Mourner 
Fly for relief & lay their burdens down. 



In Memory of Ezra Thayer Jackson son of Mr Thomas- 
Jackson 2d & Mrs Lucy his wife who died Novr 23d 1783 Aged 
25 days 

What did the Little hasty Sojournr fiid so forbidding & 
disgustful in our upper World to occasion its precipitant exit. 



In Memory of Frederick son of Mr Thomas Jackson and 
Mrs Lucy his wife who died March J 5, J7SS aged J year & 5 
days 

O! happy Probationer! accepted without being exercised! — 
It was thy peculiar Privilege not to feel the slightest of those 
Evils, which oppress thy surviving kindred. 



Here lies Buried the Body of Mrs Hannah Goodwin, the 
wife of Mr John Goodwin and daughter of Mr Thomas and 
Mrs Sarah Jackson who departed this life March 8th AD. 
1777 ; in the 22d Year of her Age. 

A Soul pre par'd Needs no delays 
The Summons comes the Saint obeys 
Swift was Her flight & short the Road 
She close'd Her Eyes & saw Her God 
The Flesh rests here till Jesus comes 
And claims the Treasure from the Tomb 



In memory of Harriet Daughter of Mr Samuel & Mrs 
Hannah Jackson who died Sept. 17, 1793 aged 10 months & 3d 
((piece gone) 

Babes thither caught from Womb and Breast 
Claim Right to sing above the Rest 
Because they found the happy shore 
They never saw nor sought before. 



In memory of Mrs. Tabitha Flasket who died June 10, 1S07 
aged 64 years. 

Adieu vain world I have seen enough of the 

And I am careless what thou say'st of me 

Thy smiles I wish not ; 

Nor thy frowns I fear, 

I am now at rest my head lies quiet here. 



In Memory of Mr. JOSEPH PLASKET who died August i, 
AD. 1794 in the 48 year of his age 

All you that doth behold my stone 
Consider how soon I was gone 
Death does not always warning give 
Therefore be careful how you live 
Repent in time, no time delay 
I in my prime was called away. 

(Tabitha Plasket was for many years a school-teacher in 
Plymouth and was well known as an eccentric character.) 



BATHSHEBA JAMES widow of Capt William Holmes 
3d Mariner and daughter to Capt Joseph Doten Do. she was 
killed instantaneously in a thunder storm by the Electrich fluid 
of lightning on the 6th of July 1S30, aged 35 years and 26 days. 

She was an affectionate wife ; a dutiful Daughter, a happy 
mother, a kind and sincere friend. Alas sweet Blossom short 
was the period that thy enlivening virtues contributed to the 
Happiness of those connections ; But oh, how long have they to 
mourn the loss of so much worth and Excellence. 

Farewell dear Wife untill that day more blest 
When if deserving I with thee shall rest. 
With thee shall rise with thee shall live above 
In worlds of endless bliss and boundless love. 



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In memory of William Brewster Son of Capt William Brew- 
ster i- Mrs Elizabeth his wife died April 5th 1804 aged one year 
5 months & 17 days 

The father and the children dead 

We hope to Heaven their souls are fled 

The widow now alone is left 

Of all her family bereft. 

May she now put her trust in God. 

To heal the wounds made bv his rod. 



Capt Ellis Brews and Mrs Xancy wife died Dec 13 

180 aged 4 years 



He listen'd for a while to hear 

Our mortal griefs ; then tun'd his ear 

To angel harps and songs, and cried 

To join their notes celestial, sigh'd and dyed. 



To the memory of Lemuel Cobb Robbins son of Capt Ansel 
Robbins and Hannah his wife who died Oct 2sd iSoi aged i 
year & 10 days 



We have no Reason for to mourn 
For gods will must be don 

He lent him for a little space 
Then sudden Called him home 



In memory of Elizabeth Savery, wife of Lemuel Savery who 
died August i, 1831, Aged 71 years. 

Remember me as you pass bj, 
As you are now so once was I ; 
As I am now so you must be, 
Prepare for death to follow me. 

There are about 2,150 headstones on Burial Hill, 
and many graves are unmarked. In some cases, 
undoubtedly, this absence of a memorial is due to 
the considerable cost of stones in the early days. 
In other instances the monuments have fallen prey 

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to the ravages of time. Rigid restrictions now govern 
burials in this ground. 

Standing thus among the graves of the pioneer 
dead and putting all modern life behind him, one's 




thoughts go back across the centuries and grasp, with 
a new sense of reality, the facts of Pilgrim history. 
The Forefathers, who did brave deeds, and suffered 
much, and planted in the wilderness the seeds of a 

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free nation, stand forth not as shadowy historical 
figures, but as Hving men. And thinking on such 
things, these words of the poet Pierpont find ready 
echo : — 

" The Pilgrim spirit has not fled, 

It walks in noon's broad light ; 
And it watches the bed of the glorious dead, 

With the holy stars, by night. 
It watches the bed of the brave who have bled, 

And shall guard this ice-bound shore. 
Till the waves of the bay, where the Mayflower lay. 

Shall foam and freeze no more ! " 



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1. Plymouth Rock. 

2. The Canopy over the Rock. 

3. The ''Mayflower" in Plymouth Harbor, from 
painting by W. F. Hallsall, Pilgrim Hall. 

4. The Canopy and Cole's Hill ; first burial place 
of the Pilgrims. 

5. The Harbor, as seen from Cole's Hill. 

6. Leyden Street, first street laid out in New 
England. 

7. Site of the Common House, Leyden Street, 
first house erected by the Pilgrims. 

8. Leyden Street in 1622, showing first or Com- 
mon House, Gov. Bradford's House, and the buildings 
assigned to Brown, Goodman, Brewster, Billington, 
Allerton, Cooke and Winslow. 

9. Town Square, showing site of First Church, 
[Town House, formerly the Old Colonial Court House, 

I A. S. BURBANK, Pilgrim Book Store, Plymouth, Mass. 



built in 1749, and Odd Fellows' Block, occupying 
the site of Gov. Bradford's House. 

10. Old Burial Hill, from the Town Square en- 
trance. 

11. Site of the Watch Tower, Burial Hill, erected 
in 1643. View also shows the lot of Rev. Adoniram 
Judson, the celebrated missionary to Burmah. 

12. Site of the Old Fort, Burial Hill, built in 
162 1 as a defense against the Indians, and also used 
as a place of worship. 

13. The Old Fort and First Meeting-House, Burial 
Hill. 

14. Gov. Bradford's Monument, Burial Hill, show- 
ing also the graves of his family. 

15. Grave of Edward Gray, 16S1 ; John Howland, 
1672. 

16. Main Street. 

17. Court Street, view north from Shirley Square. 

18. Court Street, view south from Pilgrim Hall. 

19. County Court House, where the early records 
of Plymouth Colony are kept. 

20. County Prison, Russell Street. 

21. Pilgrim Hall. 

22. Interior of Pilgrim Hall, showing Charles 
Lucy's famous painting of the Departure from Delft 
Haven ; also, smaller pictures and relics. 

23. Interior of Pilgrim Hall, showing Sargent's 
painting of the Landing, and Weir's Embarkation ; 
also, relics and portraits. 

24. Landing of the Pilgrims, painting by Sargent. 

A, S. BURBANK, Pilgrim Book Store, Plymouth, Mass. 



25. The Departure from Delft Haven, painting by 
Charles Lucy. 

26. Embarkation of the Pilgrims, painting by 
Weir. 

27. Gov. Carver's Chair; Ancient Spinning- Wheel. 

28. Elder Brewster's Chair; Cradle of Peregrine 
White, the first Pilgrim baby. 

29. Sword of Myles Standish ; Iron Pot and 
Pewter Platter, brought by Standish in the "May- 
flower ; " Table owned by Gov. Edward Winslow. 

30. Samoset House, side view. 

31. Samoset House, front view. 

32. Cushman Street. 

7,^. National Monument to the Forefathers. 

80. Statue of Freedom, National Monument. 

81. Statue of Law, National Monument. 

82. Statue of Education, National Monument. 

83. Statue of Morality, National Monument. 

86. Treaty with Massasoit, alto-relief on National 
Monument. 

87. Landing of the Pilgrims, alto-relief on Na- 
tional Monument. 

34. Old Colony Park. 
• 36. Clark's Island, where the Pilgrims spent their 
first Sabbath in Plymouth. 

37. Pulpit Rock, Clark's Island, from which the 
first sermon was preached. 

38. The Gurnet, headland at entrance of Harbor. 

39. Plymouth Beach, — view along the outside. 

40. The Pavilion, Plymouth Beach. 

A. S. BURBAJSTK, Pilgrim Book Store, Plymouth, Mass. 



42. View along the Docks. 

43. Along Shore from Atwood's Wharf. 

44. North Street. 

46. Memorial Methodist Church. 

47. Plymouth Cordage Works. 

48. Tovv'n Brook, into which tiow the " many deli- 
cate springs " mentioned by the Pilgrims. 

49. Almshouse Pond. 

50. The Town, — bird's-eye view from Cannon 
Hill. 

53. Standish Mills, from Deep Water Bridge. 

54. Deep Water Bridge. 

55. Outlet Billington Sea, so called from Francis 
Billington, one of the Pilgrims who discovered it. 

58. Boot Pond, — picturesque view with rocky 
foreground. 

60. Morton Park, entrance. 

61. Little Pond, Morton Park. 

63. Eel River. 

64. Manomet Bluffs. 

65. Rocky Shore, Manomet. 

66. Manomet House, front view. 

67. Manomet House, side view. 
70. Surf view. 

72. Barker House, Pembroke, 1628, the oldest 
house in New England. 

73. Plymouth in 1622, — a combination picture, 
showing Leyden Street, the Old Fort, Landing from 
the Shallop, Plymouth Rock, and the ship " ]\Liy- 
flower." 

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74- Gov. Bradford's House in 162 1. 

75. Billington Sea and Island. 

76. A^iew near Little Pond, Morton Park. 

77. .Brook Road, Morton Park. 

78. The Frost Cake, view from the Bridge, Mor- 
ton Park. 

79. Bill Holmes' Dam, Morton Park. 
84. The Saquish. 

88. Grave of Dr. Francis Le Baron, " The Name- 
less Nobleman," 1704, Burial Hill. 

90. Market Street, view from foot of Spring Hill. 

91. View along the Wharves from Stephen's Point. 

92. Off Beach Point, — Captain's Hill in the dis- 
tance. 

93. Marine View from Beach Point. 

94. Picturesque View from Town Brook. 

95. Oldest House in Plymouth, the Doten House, 
built by William Harlow, 1660. 

96. The Crow House, built by William Crow, 
1664. 

97. The Howland House, built by Jacob Mitchell, 
1666. 

98. William Harlow House, built of timber from 
the Old Burial Hill Fort by William Harlow, 1677. 

99. Homestead of Gen. John Winslow, 1726. 

100. The Town House, formerly the Old Colonial 
Court House, built in 1749. 

1 01. The Winslow House, built in 1754 by Ed- 
ward Winslow. Colonial architecture. 

102. Cole's Blacksmith Shop, 1684. 



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103. Leach House, 1679. 

104. Statue of Myles Standish. 

105. Myles Standish Monument. 

106. Standish House, Duxbury, built by son of 
Myles Standish, 1666. 

107. Captain's Hill, Duxbury, the home of ^Nlyles 
Standish, showing Standish House and Monument. 

loS. Grave of Daniel Webster, Marshfield. 
109. Winslow House, Marshfield, built about 1700. 
no. Fireplace and Secret Closet in chamber of 
Winslow House, Marshfield. 

111. Colonial Doorway of Winslow House, Marsh- 
field. 

112. John Alden House, Duxbury, 1653. 

113. Bradford House, Kingston, 1675. 

114. Hotel Pilgrim. 

115. View north from Hotel Pilgrim. 

116. View south from Manter's Point, — Hotel 
Pilgrim, Warren's Cove. 

117. View north from Manter's Point, — mouth 
of Eel River. 

118. The Bridge, Eel River. 

123. The Courtship. John Alden and Priscilla. 
From painting by Geo. H. Boughton. 

124. Departure of the "Maytiower," from paint- 
ing by A. W. Bayes. 

125. Priscilla, from painting by Geo. H. Boughton. 

126. Pilgrim Exiles, from painting by Boughton. 

127. Pilgrims going to Church, from painting by 
Boughton. 

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128. Two Farewells, from painting by Boughton. 

129. Return of the "Mayflower," painting by 
Boughton. 

130. Portrait of Edw. Winslow, Governor of Plym- 
outh Colony; one of the "Mayflower" company. The 
only authentic portrait of a "Mayflower" Pilgrim. 

132. Portrait of Penelope, wife of Gov. Josiah 
Winslow. She came to New England in 1635. 

133. Portrait of Gen. John Winslow, second in com- 
mand of the expedition against the Acadians in 1755. 




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Pilgrim Literature. 



A History of Plymouth, 

by Wm. T. Davis. The best history of the Town of Plym- 
outh, from the Landing of the Pilgrims down to the present' 
time. A concise yet comprehensive sketch of the Pilgrim 
movement, its origin, its growth, its development and of the 
settlement at Plymouth, to which it tinally led. Illustrated 
Avith diagrams and Plymouth views. Price by mail, $2.50. 

The Pilgrim Republic, 

by John A. Goodwin, a very complete history, in popular 
form, of the Pilgrims in their English homes, their Dutch 
halting-place, and their development of Plymouth into a per- 
manent community. By mail, $4. 00. 

Ancient Landmarks of Plymouth, 

by Wm. T. Davis, former President of the Pilgrim Society, 
an Historical Sketch and Titles of Estates ; Genealogical 
Register of Plymouth Families. By mail, $4.00. 

The Story of the Pilgrims, 

by Morton Dexter. Illustrated with views in Austerfield, 
Leyden and Plymouth. By mail, $1.25. 

Standish of Standish, 

by Jane G. Austin. A story of the Pilgrims. Deeply in- 
teresting. Historically accurate. i6mo, cloth, 422 pages. By 
mail, $1.25. Holiday edition, 2 vols., illustrated, 55.00. 

Betty Alden, 

by Jane G. Austin. The story of the first-born daughter of 
the Pilgrims. r6mo, cloth, 384 pages. By mail, Si. 25. 



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A Nameless Nobleman, 

by Jane G. Austkn. A story of the Old Colony. i6mo, 
cloth, 369 pages. By mail, $1.25. 

Dr. LeBaron and His Daughters, 

by Jane G. Austin. A story of the Old Colony. i6mo, 
cloth, 460 pages. By mail, $1.25. 

David Alden's Daughter, 

and Other Stories of Colonial Times, by Jane G. Austin. 
i6mo, cloth, 316 pages. By mail, $1.25. 

Little Pilgrims at Plymouth, 

by F. A. Humphrey. The Pilgrim Story told for Children. 
i6mo, cloth, 331 pages, illustrated. By mail, $1.25. 

Faith White's Letter Book. 

Letters supposed to have been written from Plymouth, 
1620 to 1623. i6mo, cloth, 365 pages. By mail, $1.25. 

Myles Standish, 

Captain of the Pilgrims, by John S. C. Abbott. i6mo, 
cloth, 372 pages. By mail, $1.25. 

Poems of the Pilgrims, 

collected by Z. H. Spooner, with photographic illustrations. 
By mail, Si. 00. 

Map of Plymouth. 

A new pocket map of Plymouth, showing the roads, ponds 
and driveways in and about the town; printed on tough bond 
paper, and enclosed in manilla covers. Price by mail, 25 
cents. 



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Illustrated 
Plymouth Books. 



Guide to Historic Plymouth. 

Descriptive of the historic points and localities famous 
in the story of the Pilgrims. Illustrated with many half-tone 
engravings, and sketches in pen and ink. A beautiful cover 
design in color by Hallowell, of John Alden and Priscilla. 
Price, by mail, 25 cents. 

Handbook of Old Burial Hill. 

Its history, its famous dead and its quaint epitaphs, by 
Frank PI. Perkins. Illustrated with pencil drawings, sketches 
and tracings of the curious old gravestones to be seen in this 
place of sepulture of Pilgrims and descendants. Price, by 
mail, 25 cents. 

Plymouth Rock. 

A souvenir booklet in photogravure. Twenty-four pic- 
tures of Plymouth. Points of historic interest, Mayflower rel- 
ics, paintings in Pilgrim Hall, Streets, Scenery, Old Houses. 
Descriptive page. Covers of tinted water-color paper, showing 
a fine view of Plymouth Rock and the Harbor. Price, by 
mail, 25 cents. 

Sketches About Plymouth. 

Etchings by W. H. W. Bicknell. Six etchings of pic- 
turesque and historic places about Plymouth, printed on lox 12 
paper, and tastefully enclosed in a white portfolio. The set 
mailed for $1.00. Single plates, 25 cents. 

Glimpses of Pilgrim Plymouth. 

Forty-eight views in photogravure. From photographs 
and paintings, showing the Plymouth of 1620 and the Plym- 
outh of today. These are accompanied with extracts of 
descriptive history, which add to the interest of the pictures. 
The book is 8x 10 inches in size, and printed on fine, heavy 



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paper, and bound in cloth, with appropriate cover design in 
black and gold, making it a beautiful gift or souvenir. Price 
by mail, each one in a box, $1.75. Reduced size, containing 
34 views, 50 cents. 

Picturesque Places in Old Plymouth. 

A series of views of some of the picturesque places about 
Plymouth woods and ponds, printed on 10x12 plate paper 
by the beautiful phototype process, which produces so soft an 
effect in a picture. Mr. H. C. Dunham, who made the nega- 
tives, being an artist as well as a photographer, is very happy in 
his selection of points from which to make the most pictur- 
esque views, and is especially effective in scenes of this 
nature. Antique portfolios, loose sheets, by mail, $1.50. 

Pilgrim Plymouth. 

Sixteen indotype views of places of Pilgrim interest, 
printed by the Photogravure Company of New York, from 
negatives by Dunham, on plate paper, size 10x12. Descrip- 
tive letter press accompanies the views. Price by mail, bound 
in cloth, gilt edges and cover design, $3.50; full seal binding, 
$7.50; portfolio, loose sheets, $3.50; single plates mailed for 
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Reduced-size Print from "Old Houses in Plymouth" a Portfolio of Pen-and- 
ink Sketches by H. C. Dunham. Price, by mail, $1.00. 



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Souvenirs. 



Ye Sworde of Myles Standish. 

" Spake, in the pride of his heart, Myles Standish, the captain of Plymouth, — 
'This is tlie sword of Damascus I fought with iu Flanders."" — Lo^igfello'w. 

A miniature model of the sword of Myles Standish, with 
pin attachment, designed for use as a scarf or hat pin. This 
celebrated weapon, now in Pilgrim Hall, dates back to the 
time of the Crusades. The curious Arabic inscription on the 
original is reproduced on this tiny blade. Price by mail, 
sterling silver, Si.oo; oxydized finish, 50 cents. 

The Pilgrim Fan 

is our latest souvenir. It is a folding fan, made to our order 
in Japan. The designs and coloring by Japanese artists are 
delicate and pleasing. Each fan is embellished with one or 
more artistic pictures of some locality or scene of Pilgrim 
interest. Prices according to amount of work, 50 cents, 75 
cents and $1.00. Carefully packed, and mailed postpaid. 

Plymouth Paper Weights. 

Photographs of historic places and objects of interest in 
Pilgrim Plymouth are mounted under heavy glass, making a 
paper weight at once ornamental and of real worth. Among 
the subjects are: Plymouth Rock; The National Monument 
to the Forefathers; Myles Standish Monument; Pilgrim Hall; 
Gurnet Light; The " Mayflower " in Plymouth Harbor; Myles 
Standish House, 1666; Gov. Bradford's House, 1621. Price 
by mail, 35 cents each. 

The Plymouth Calendar. 

A new IHlgrim picture every month. Each monthly page 
of the Plymouth Calendar shows in half-tone a pretty view in 
the historic old town of Plymouth. By mail, 25 cents. 



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Celluloid Novelties. 

Pretty little novelties, suitable for presents or card prizes, 
with hand-painted decorations of sprays of Arbutus, Forget- 
me-nots or Pansies, surrounding pictures of The Old Fort 
(1 621), Pilgrim Monument, Plymouth Rock and the Ship " May- 
flower.'''' Trinket Boxes, Tamborines, Glove Boxes, Handker- 
chief Boxes, 35 cents each. Card Holders, Shaving Papers, 
Photograph Cases, 50 cents each. Handkerchief Boxes and 
Glove Boxes, 75 cents each. Each one packed in box and 
mailed postpaid. 

Souvenir Spoons. 

Among the designs are : Plymouth Rock, the " May- 
flower," Priscilla, Myles Standish, the Landing of the Pil- 
grims, John and Priscilla, the Rock (engraved bowl), the 
Arbutus. Price by mail, Coffee Spoons, $1.25, gold bowl, 
I1.50; Tea Spoons, $1.50; Orange Spoons, $2.25, gold bowl, 
$2.50. Add 10 cents if you want package registered. 

Plymouth Rock Paper Weights. 

Glass models of the world-famous Rock, with 1620 in 
raised figures on the top, and appropriate words on the base, 
with the lines : — 

" A rock in the wilderness welcomed our sires, 
From bondage far over the dark, rolling sea ; 
On that holy altar they kindled the fires, 

Jehovah, which glow in our bosom for thee."' 

" A paper weight that means something." Made in two 
sizes. Price, postpaid and securely packed, 35 and 50 cents 
each. 

A Sweet Picture 

of the Pilgrim maiden, Priscilla, is given by Mrs. Austin in 
her story of Plymouth, " Standish of Standish." Priscilla was 
an adept in preparing Pilgrim dainties and sweetmeats. 

A Sweet Reminder 

of the days of Priscilla is a little model of Plymouth Rock 
made of the finest Sweet Chocolate, and daintily packed in 
boxes, ready to mail to admirers of Priscilla all over the 
country. Small boxes by mail, 15 cents; larger boxes, 35 cents 
and 70 cents. 



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Pilgrim China. 

A complete assortment of articles made of fine English 
China embellished with I'lymouth views and scenes from Pil- 
grim life. 

Microscopic Photographs. 

Carved bone paper cutters and watch charms, in the tips 
of which are inserted Microscopic Views of j^laces of Pilgrim 
interest. 25 cents each. 

White W^ood Mementoes. 

A large assortment of white wood articles, Trinket Boxes, 
Napkin Rings, Needle Books, Ring Cases, Glove Boxes, 
Tablets, Stamp Boxes, Book Marks, Paper Cutters, Match 
Boxes, Pin Trays, etc., embellished with engravings of the 
Pilgrim Monument, Plymouth Rock, the Ship "Mayflower" 
and Pilgrim Hall. 

Plymouth Rock Charms. 

A miniature model of the world-famous Rock, on which 
the Pilgrims landed Dec. 21, 1620. The figures 1620 appear 
on one side and in the reverse is embedded a small piece of 
the genuine Forefathers' Rock, making a unique design for 
the watch chain. They may be had in silver, gold or oxydized 
finish. Price by mail, 25 cents. 

Plymouth in 1621. 

An artotype reproduction from the painting by W. L. 
Williams of the first settlement. Leyden Street is pictured as 
it appears in the old plan of " the original laying out " and as 
described in a letter written in the early days of the colony. 
It shows the Common House, first constructed; the seven 
thatched dwellings next erected on lots assigned to Winslow, 
Cooke, Allerton, Billington, Brewster, Goodman and Brown ; 
the residence of Gov. Bradford, guarded by stockade and can- 
non ; the Town Brook, where the " Mayflower " shallop is anch- 
ored; and the old meeting-house fort on Burial Hill. 

It is printed on heavy plate paper, size 22x28, making 
a handsome picture for framing and a valuable historic work. 

Sent by mail in tubes on receipt of $1.00. 



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